Chicken microchromosomes are hyperacetylated, early replicating, and gene rich

Genome Research

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 621-630

  McQueen, Heather A ^a   Siriaco, Giorgia ^a   Bird, Adrian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H4;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; COSMID; CPG ISLAND; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE MAPPING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; KARYOTYPE; MICROCHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031876009     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.8.6.621     Document Type: Article

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